Title :
Development and spectral characterisation of discrete mode laser diodes (DMLDs) emitting at 780 nm for Rubidium atomic clocks
Author :
Gruet, F. ; Bandi, T. ; Mileti, G. ; Phelan, R. ; Carroll, J.O. ; Kelly, B. ; Gorman, J.O.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Temps-Frequence, Univ. de Neuchatel (LTF-UniNe), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present the first evaluation of newly developed DMLDs with emission around wavelength, λ = 780 nm in the AlGaAs material system as optical sources in high performance Rubidium optical atomic clocks.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; atomic clocks; light sources; rubidium; semiconductor lasers; AlGaAs; Rb; discrete mode laser diodes; material system; optical sources; rubidium atomic clocks; spectral characterisation; wavelength 780 nm; Atomic clocks; Cavity resonators; Diode lasers; Noise; Stability criteria; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942623
